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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] G'morning... *assuming we accept the existence of God, the Devil, etc.* Since "God" is maker and shaper and ruler of all the Universe(s), omnipotent, omniscient and undefeatable, any thing that exists must exist according to His will. Since, quite easily, "god" could obliterate anything He desired to rid the universe of. (Part of the perks of being all-powerful) Therefore, all things Evil MUST exist in accordance with "God"'s will, including His Adversary, especially since "God" created "the Devil" in its entirety. (yes, I know, the Bible says iniquity was "found" in Lucifer... do you think it grew there by itself, or that Licifer Created it? the potential MUST have always been there, so we know who placed it there.) An omnipresent "Subtle Spirit" would still be capable of preventing all forms of evil, so we must reject that argument. "Free will" does not apply to non-choice-based suffering such as that caused by birth defects, disease, and natural disasters, so we must reject that argument as well. In fact, the only reasonable answer to the Problem of Evil is if we accept a Duality of "God," that is, a God which is both Good and Evil in one (a conclusion actually supported by some scraps of scripture which I unfortunately do not have handy). This is also the only adequate explanation for a God who occasionally does unpleasant things like incite His followers to commit genocide, intentionally confuse people, and deliberately and repeatedly "harden pharoah's heart" after the guy had already agreed to let the Israelites go. But then, such a God wouldn't NEED a separate Devil, would He? Of course, Satan's OT function as man's fault-finder is clearly different from the picture in which he is painted today, but that's generally widely ignored. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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